Festive Five: TV shows to watch on Saturday

December 21, 2024
Festive Five: TV shows to watch on Saturday

As always, The Graham Norton Show has a stellar line-up, while Christmas rolls around once more in Finglas as Mrs Brown's Boys and the gang get ready for the festive season.

The Graham Norton Show, 9.35pm, Virgin Media One

Ahead of the much-anticipated Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, James Corden and Ruth Jones will be joining Graham for his Christmas special. Also gracing the sofa are Wonka and Dune star Timothée Chalamet, who is playing the young Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.

James Corden and Ruth Jones will update fans on the much-anticipated Gavin & Stacey Christmas special

Oscar-nominated Colman Domingo, who is performing with real-life former inmates in prison drama Sing Sing and Andrew Garfield - of Spider-Man and Hacksaw Ridge fame - who is appearing in non-linear romance We Live in Time. Plus, Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey performs her new single Christmas Magic.

Celebrity Gogglebox, 9pm, Channel 4

A host of famous faces take a look back at some of the best moments from series six.

Celebs including Danny and Dani Dyer, Rylan and his mum Linda, comedians Babatunde Aleshe and Mo Gilligan, Nick Grimshaw and his niece Liv, and Paralympian Ellie Simmonds and Richie Anderson.

Danny Dyer and his daughter Dani features on series six of Celebrity Gogglebox

Other big-name double acts include Shaun Ryder and Bez, Bobby and Jeff Brazier, Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash, Martin and Roman Kemp, Jennifer Saunders and her daughter Beattie Edmondson, and Fearne Cotton and Gok Wan. Spice Girl stars Mel B and Mel C will also feature alongside some family members.

The stars give their two cents on Bridgerton, MILF Manor, George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, In with a Shout, America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe, and coverage of the Glastonbury Festival and Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election.

Christmas rolls around once more in Finglas, and this year Cathy has a new boyfriend, widower Boris. But while the newcomer is initiated into the family, Agnes is more concerned about his spooky twin children. Perhaps Buster's magical Christmas tree could shed some light on the matter.

Christmas rolls around once more in Finglas

Meanwhile, Bono has become an eco-warrior - and naturally, his granny has something to say about it.

Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip, 11.50pm, ITV1

Gordon Ramsay, Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix reconvene after their European travels to rediscover the spirit of Christmas, heading to the unlikely festive destination of Morocco to see what the North African country has to offer in the way of culture, cuisine and adventure.

The TV trio are off on another adventure

The trio journey through the Agafay desert by camel, on through the mountains and end up deep in Marrakesh's marketplace and souks, their trip culminating with a festive feast inspired by their travels, the people they have met and the experiences they have had.

The 1996 American Christmas comedy film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad revolves around two fathers, Howard Langston (Schwarzenegger) and Myron Larabee (Sinbad), who are both trying to get their hands on the year's most popular and hard-to-find Christmas toy, Turbo Man, for their sons. The film is set on Christmas Eve, and both fathers are competing to secure the toy, dealing with a series of misadventures, misunderstandings, and chaotic situations along the way.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad in Jingle All the Way

Howard, a workaholic and neglectful father, promises his son, Jamie, that he will get him a Turbo Man doll for Christmas. However, in the rush of holiday shopping, he realizes that the toy is sold out everywhere. Myron, a disgruntled mailman, is also after the toy for his son, and the two men become rivals in their quest to find it.

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